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October 2015

October 31, 2015

Tiny Living (also known as “live simply that all may simply live”)

Few things capture my imagination as much as this new trend of tiny living. Super...

October 31, 2015

Curly Hair–avoiding the near occasion of sin.

My grandmother loved my curls. I got them from her. Dad had them, too. But...

October 30, 2015

Why I Love Israel

Dad was a Protestant preacher. I loved and admired him. I remember watching his face...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

God Is A Teaser

Sometimes, it seems like God is a bit of a teaser. A little over a...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Catholic Teen. Will Travel.

Some people sit in airports and watch people. Some do it at sports events or...

August 26, 2015

Leaving on a Jet Plane? Where would you go? And why?

Christopher West has been around as long as I can remember. I first encountered his...

August 25, 2015

Dandelions and Death Camps

I saw Auschwitz today. I saw a dandelion growing today at Auschwitz. And I thought...

August 22, 2015

When A Saint Talks To You

In Warsaw, you will find this little church. It is part of the Franciscan Monastery ...

August 21, 2015

Lord, Have Mercy: Take One

It feels like we have been here three days already. But we landed in Warsaw...

August 21, 2015

Pierogi Is Better in Poland

We had Mass today at the convert a young St. Faustina entered. We venerated her...

August 19, 2015

Do You have Petitions for the Christopher West CorProject Pilgrimage to Poland?

If you have special petitions you would like for us to remember during our Poland...

August 19, 2015

Let’s Fly to Poland Tomorrow and anticipate the Year of Mercy together.

Just a reminder that you can find all of my posts and pictures from the...

August 18, 2015

The Year Everyone Was Offended … and went to hell in a handbasket

I have seen the post. The meme. Whatever you want to call it. The year...

August 12, 2015

Jubilee Year of Mercy; Lord of Mercy; Land of Mercy

After my father's death, I inherited his personal library. As a Protestant pastor, my father had...

August 10, 2015

Three ways God defines marriage.

My hour of adoration is Thursday afternoon from 1 to 2 PM. It's in the...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

Planned Parenthood, I can’t stop thinking about what I’ve seen and heard.

I keep thinking of that verse, the one that says He came that they might...

July 28, 2015

Five Reasons to Homeschool in High School

I homeschooled two of my daughters during high school. Many parents homeschool. But why would...

July 23, 2015

Johnson & Johnson’s link to PP: Tell Me It Ain’t So

I have one favorite baby lotion. My mom bought it. The smell of it trips...

July 22, 2015

What Does God Want From Me? In Lieu of the Audible Voice.

I used to tell my students that discerning what God wants you to do next...

July 17, 2015

The Nexus of Jewish, Evangelical, and Catholic–a lesson before my pilgrimage to Poland.

The other day I met a friend for brunch. She introduced me to her colleague...

July 04, 2015

Zip It, and enjoy the quiet for a little while.

I like the quiet. I plan to stay here a while. Everywhere I turn, there...

June 2015

June 25, 2015

All the writers in Buffalo had a few drinks. And worlds collide.

This is the kind of day when worlds collide. They intersect, at least. I met...

June 23, 2015

You’ve never celebrated the Nativity of St. John the Baptist like this before!

Elizabeth has gone into labor. Is everyone ready to welcome St. John the Baptist into the...

June 22, 2015

The Comment About the Priesthood I Will Delete (and why).

I tend to leave up comments that are mildly anti-Catholic and even some that take...

June 21, 2015

The Jesus Boat is real.

If you travel to Israel, you have to sail on the Sea of Galilee. And...

June 21, 2015

I would be an illegal immigrant, and so would you.

Guest post from my husband, reposted on Father’s Day 2015 Originally posted 2/17/09 on his personal...

June 15, 2015

Want a GREAT reason to hit the treadmill? Join 500 people on a virtual walk with Mary

In the month of May, we walked 80 miles—from Nazareth to Ein Kerem, where Elizabeth...

June 09, 2015

Radical Curriculum: The Single Best Lesson Plan for the Homeschool Student

As an educator, I have known it for a long time. When I taught Spanish,...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

Raise your hands if you know the Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for June.

A number of years ago, I taught religion in a very small Catholic school. The students...

May 30, 2015

On Elizabeth’s Doorstep: The Holy Trinity showed up

I lived with Mary and Elizabeth for six months. That’s how long it took to...

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